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(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1993) 0798130717. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 144, incl. index; lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Near fine condition. 'More than 200 winning recipes, each with the "Tested by YOU" stamp - your guarantee of success. Take time to page through this colourful cookery book - there are mouthwatering dishes to suit every taste. All the recipes are tested favourites from You readers; about half have appeared in the magazine, the rest are brand-new and specially chosen for this book.' .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1993) 0798130717. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 144, incl. index; lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs. Trace of foxing. Very good condition. 'More than 200 winning recipes, each with the "Tested by YOU" stamp - your guarantee of success. Take time to page through this colourful cookery book - there are mouthwatering dishes to suit every taste. All the recipes are tested favourites from You readers; about half have appeared in the magazine, the rest are brand-new and specially chosen for this book.' .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1991) 0798128186. Tall 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 224, incl. index; full-colour photographs. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Boards ever so slightly rubbed. Near fine condition. "Let's Cook 1 comprises a supper collection of readers' recipes sent to You magazine from all over South Africa. This is the ideal cookbook for beginners and experienced cooks alike. It features delicious, easy-to-make dishes and numerous kitchen hints and food tips. Each recipe was tested by Carmen Niehaus herself in the You test kitchen." .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1993) 0798131772. Tall 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 224, incl. index; full-colour photographs. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Near fine condition. 'A brand-new selection of 330 easy, economical recipes; Full-colour photographs throughout, some of them step-by-step; Practical advice for inexperienced cooks; Test kitchen tips that really work. ... This latest cookbook follows the tried and tested formula ...: favourite recipes of readers countrywide, each with the magazine's "Tested by" stamp that promises a winner.' .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 2004) 0798144424. 280 x 215 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 192, incl. index; full-colour photographs. Fine condition. "Cooking and eating outdoors is an intrinsic part of South African culture and cuisine. Food just tastes better outdoors, at a campfire under the stars, a picnic in the park, a seafood braai on the beach - or even at a garden tea. The more than 200 practical recipes in Outdoor Food range from the more traditional meats and potjies to contemporary alfresco grills - and include quick and easy ideas for bread, salad and vegetable dishes, as well as the all-important desserts." .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 2004) 0798144424. 280 x 215 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 192, incl. index; full-colour photographs. Portion clipped from top edge of half-title, otherwise fine. "Cooking and eating outdoors is an intrinsic part of South African culture and cuisine. Food just tastes better outdoors, at a campfire under the stars, a picnic in the park, a seafood braai on the beach - or even at a garden tea. The more than 200 practical recipes in Outdoor Food range from the more traditional meats and potjies to contemporary alfresco grills - and include quick and easy ideas for bread, salad and vegetable dishes, as well as the all-important desserts." .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1994) 0798132825. Tall 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 192, incl. index; full-colour photographs; some line drawings. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Near fine condition. 'YOU Super Winning Recipes comprises 300 of the most popular recipes of readers countrywide, each with the magazine's "Tested by" stamp that promises a winner. Family favourites, quick and easy dishes, dishes for special occasions ... the wonderful selection of easy to make recipes makes this a book that belongs in every kitchen.' .

(Amsterdam: Time-Life Books, 1983) 705415031. 'Classics of Exploration' series. Text facsimile of the 1893 edition by A. and C. Black. 8vo; original brown padded leatherette cover, lettered in gilt, with borders ruled in gilt, red, and blind; a.e.g.; marbled effect to endpapers; pp. ix + (i) + 594 + (ii), incl. index; large, folding frontis. map; silk marker. Loosely inserted unused bookplate and synopsis from the publishers. Earlier owner's small hand-stamp to first blank. Fine condition. "Among the great explorer-travellers, Edward Granville Browne is in one respect unique: he compressed all the thrilling adventures of his life into a single year. During 1887 and 1888, Browne, a 25-year-old English graduate in medicine and oriental languages, journeyed across Persia (now Iran) by horse and mule. Along the way, he revelled in an extraordinary range of experiences, meeting despots and outlaws, poets and philosophers, mystics and magicians. Thereafter, his life was devoid of… Read More

(Cape Town: New Holland, 1997) 1853684686. 210 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 112; colour photographs; line drawings. Fine condition. "This little book is the story of a man and a woman's love of a particular small garden and the thoughts and musings it brings to mind over the changing seasons. It is not a gardening manual or for specialists - far from it! It is for the pleasure of sharing how two people feel about a much loved creation - told in the rambling way of day-to-day jottings on the garden's moods and its joys. The aura of a Cape cottage gives it a special charm." .

(London: Paladin, 1986). 197 x 130 mm; pictorial wraps; pp. (viii) + 191 (including index); map. Name of previous owner on title page. A few small creases and some brown spots, else very good condition. "In the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85, according to experienced foreign relief officials, around a million people may have died. Why was this allowed to happen? Why were the warnings ignored? Why did the rich countries of the West not feed the famine-stricken Ethiopians from their grain mountains? Why did they not send enough trucks to transport the food? Why did it take a massive public outcry to shame Western governments into making any significant contribution? Why has the British aid budget been drastically cut when people are starving to death? Why wer ethe UN's agencies so inadequate? A Year in the Death of Africa describes in telling detail the background to the Ethiopian famine, and brings to light the disgraceful tardiness and inadequacy of the Western response. If the scourge of… Read More

(London, Collins, [New Naturalist Monograph No. 4], 1950). 8vo; original green cloth; no dustwrapper; bookplate of ornithologist Peter Steyn on front pastedown; gift inscription on front free endpaper; the scientific name of the Yellow Wagtail penned on half-title page, and one or two discreet pencilled annotations elsewhere; pp. xiv + 178, incl. appendices, bibliography and index; 8 colour plates of paintings by Edward Bradbury, 4 black-and-white plates, plus line drawings and maps. Some moderate foxing to endpapers and prelims. Good condition. This is New Naturalist Monograph No. 4 and the first devoted to a single bird species. .

(Cape Town, South African Ornithological Society, 1963). The Ostrich, Supplement No. 5, December 1963. 245 x 180 mm; saddle-stitched wraps; sunned; pp. iv + 56; a little browning. A thorough study of the Yellowbilled Duck in southern Africa, including information on distribution, breeding, and habitat. .

(London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1901). 8vo; original pictorial cream cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and in black on upper cover; pp. 186; frontis. portrait; humorous illustrations. Cloth slightly discoloured and rubbed; backstrip a little snagged at head; edges, endpapers and outermost leaves rather foxed, some fox spots elsewhere. Good. (Mendelssohn II, p. 253; Hackett, p. 181) 'A humorous description of camp life in the Sussex Yeomanry "on trek" with Generals Roberts and Clements during a portion of the South African War. The illustrations are very comical, and depict in a graphic manner the author's experiences in the Veld. The series of letters embrace the period from June 1900 to April 1901.' - Mendelssohn .

(Cape Town: Purnell, 1972) 360001084. 4to; original cream boards, lettered in red on spine and upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. xi + (i) + 177; detailed illustrations of costume, including some in full colour. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn; small scuff to front free endpaper. Very good condition. "This book is presented as a pageant of South African dress from the time of the early Portuguese explorers up to the end of the 19th Century. Most of the illustrations have been taken from drawings and photographs showing the people of the period against a South African background. Others are based on actual costumes displayed or stored in museums. Historic costume in South Africa naturally followed the fashions or Europe, although always a little behind the current trend because of the slow communications of the day. There were modifications of those fashions, however, owing to different local conditions, and sometimes materials. To recapture the spirit of the… Read More

(Cape Town, Purnell, 1972). Quarto, pictorial dustwrapper, lightly scuffed, pictorial endpapers, pp. xi + 177, illustrations, colour plates. Edges slightly marked. .

(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1969). 8vo; original cream boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 222; plates. Dustwrapper a little rubbed, very slightly edgeworn, and a touch sunned on spine panel; faint trace of spotting to top edge. Very good condition. Daphne Child "describes how the youth of the country fared from 1652 under differing circumstances, conditions and government. Children of Dutch, British and Voortrekker alike performed deeds revered to this day. Many became celebrated South Africans and their youthful experiences, which laid the foundation of future greatness, make interesting reading. A striking contrast is drawn between the upbringing and education of South Africa's children of yesterday and her children of modern times." .

(Cape Town: The National Thrift Organisation, 1944). 12mo; cloth-backed papered boards; pp. 107; illustrations. Cover sunned and slightly bumped; some foxing; penned inscription to front free endpaper. Good. An interesting little compendium, produced to promote wartime economy by the National Thrift Organisation, of which there were more than 3000 local clubs for adults, and 2000 for children, at the time of the book's publication. .

(Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1999) 0627024076. 245 x 170 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 173; diagrams. Wrappers very slightly rubbed, with curl to fore-corners of upper cover; a little foxing. Good condition. "Do you want to start a guest house? Or do you own an under-performing guest house or bed-and-breakfast business? Then 'Your own guest house' is the book you need. In a practical, to-the-point way a leading expert shows the reader how to sidestep the pitfalls awaiting anyone entering this competitive but fast-growing industry. The book offers guidelines on: Motivation to start; Planning; Regulations, standards and laws; Financing; Equipment; Marketing and promotion; Service; Documentation; Personality attributes that guarantee success. The book also offers a section on guest house catering, written by Carolié de Koster, a leading food consultant and author of 'Art of cooking', the most comprehensive South African cook book yet." .

150 x 150 mm. Original sketch by the celebrated antiquary and illustrator Francis Grose (1731-1791), one of Dudley Snelgrove's favourite artists, this item being from Snelgrove's own collection. The picture is supplied with the surrounding card mount board. .